Sales Officer

Job Introduction

Are you a confident communicator with a passion for property sales? We’re looking for a friendly and enthusiastic Sales Officer to join us as part of our Sales Team.  As a Sales Officer, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the effective sale of properties using your strong negotiation skills.  From attending site meetings to taking handovers of new properties from developers, you’ll inspire trust through your ability to act decisively and represent Yorkshire Housing with professionalism and integrity.

We believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go so if you want to work for a company who are truly flexible and where you are valued then this could be the role for you!

What we’re all about

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as ‘just’ a housing provider. We own and manage nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire and our mission is to make it possible for current and future customers to have a place they’re proud to call home. We’re all about the customer, and our service doesn’t stop once the keys are in the door. 

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What will you be doing?

You’ll play a hands-on role in managing property sales from start to finish. You’ll work closely with our Development team to ensure smooth handovers of new properties, attend site meetings, and liaise with contractors to guarantee homes are ready to meet our high standards. Your responsibilities will include preparing homes for viewings, meeting potential buyers, managing the sales process, and driving performance to exceed sales targets and meet KPIs.  

With your excellent communication and negotiation skills, you’ll support buyers throughout their journey—qualifying leads, explaining building regulations, and progressing sales to completion.

You’ll also:

• Negotiate fees and terms with local estate agents and solicitors
• Set up the legal work required for the sale and marketing of new developments
• Look to improve value for money by identifying high performing, low cost partners and process improvements
• Provide a presence on site as an ambassador for YH where required. 
• Work alongside the Sales Manager, the Field Sales Manager and the Marketing Manager to launch new developments. 
• Update cashflows and sales profiles, general record keeping
• Mentor and develop others in the team. 
• Support the Sales Team with other tasks as required.

You will be selling homes and meeting customers on sites right across the region, from Skipton to Hull and from Thirsk to Sheffield. This means you will need to be able to organise your time well and have a flexible approach so that you can meet customers at a time that works for everyone.

Already feel this is the role for you? There’s much more useful information you can read in the Role Profile!

Who are we looking for? 

The answer is simple - if you are hardworking, driven and ready for a new challenge, we want to hear from you.

The rest would also be great too – 

• Up to date knowledge and experience of property sales, including the associated legal processes. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being able to explain complex information in a simple understandable way.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Drive and resilience and a team player.
• You will be really, really organised. This is a busy role with plenty of car time so you need to be able to plan and then execute.
• You will be have a meticulous eye for detail and record keeping, keeping our forecast records up to date. 
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Confident with IT including Excel and specialist Sales software 
• Customer obsession
• Eagerness to develop own skills and adapt to change.

• UK driving licence, ability to drive and access to a vehicle. 

What’s in it for you… 

We are recruiting for two a full-time, temporary roles with a salary of £34,972.21 per annum, plus £2,000 per annum car allowance, for a 35 hour week plus 26 days annual leave (rising annually to 31 days) plus Bank Holidays.  

We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few. 

Our people’s health and wellbeing are one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional. 

Find out more about our employment perks here! 

Now you’re really interested? 

At YH, we’re actively building a working environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where everyone can contribute their best work and be themselves. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.  

We know that not all candidates will meet every single requirement. If you’re experience looks a little different from what we’re looking for and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you so please apply! 

If you require any additional support with your application, or have any further questions please contact our fab recruitment team via email at recruitment@yorkshirehousing.co.uk  

The fine print   

The closing date for applications will be 4th November 2025, but we might close it early if we get lots of great candidates, so don’t hang around.  

Interviews are planned to take place on Wednesday 12th November 2025 in Leeds.